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Posted: 5/1/2013 6:38:45 AM EST
FILE - This Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012 file photo shows abortion rights protesters holding pictures of Savita Halappanavar as they march through central Dublin, demanding that Ireland's government ensures that abortions can be performed to save a woman's life. Ireland's government has published a long-awaited bill, Wednesday May 1, 2013, explaining the law on when life-saving abortions can be performed in a country that officially bans the practice. (AP Photo/Shawn Pogatchnik, File)
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Posted: 4/29/2013 2:18:21 PM EST
FILE - In this March 8, 2010 file photo, Dr. Kermit Gosnell is seen during an interview with the Philadelphia Daily News at his attorney's office in Philadelphia. Gosnell, an abortion provider charged with killing a patient and four babies, trial is scheduled to begin closing arguments Monday, April 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Philadelphia Daily News, Yong Kim, File) MANDATORY CREDIT, NO SALES
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Posted: 4/23/2013 7:03:28 PM EST
FILE - This undated photo provided by the Philadelphia District Attorney's office shows Dr. Kermit Gosnell. A Philadelphia judge on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 tossed three of eight murder charges in the high-profile trial of Gosnell, a Philadelphia abortion provider accused of killing babies allegedly born alive at his clinic, dubbed by prosecutors "a house of horrors." Gosnell, 72, still faces the death penalty if convicted on four remaining counts of first-degree murder involving babies allegedly killed with scissors after being born alive. (AP Photo/Philadelphia Police Department via Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, File)
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Posted: 4/16/2013 6:45:05 PM EST
This undated photo released by the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office shows Karnamaya Mongar, left, and her husband, Mr. Mongar, no first name given. Karnamaya Mongar survived 20 years in a refugee camp after fleeing war-torn Bhutan, but died months after arriving in the U.S. in 2009 and seeking an abortion. Mongar, 41, is the subject of one of eight murder counts in the ongoing Philadelphia trial of Dr. Kermit Gosnell. Gosnell, an abortion provider, is also charged with killing seven babies allegedly born alive. (AP Photo/Philadelphia District Attorney)
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Posted: 4/16/2013 5:14:40 PM EST
Sen. Jason Rapert, R-Conway, a lead sponsor of a law banning most abortions from the 12th week of pregnancy onward, walks to the Senate at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Abortion rights proponents filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday to block the new abortion law(AP Photo/Danny Johnston)
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Posted: 4/16/2013 5:14:40 PM EST
Rita Sklar, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas, speaks during a news conference at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Abortion rights proponents filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday to block Arkansas' new abortion law, which is among the most restrictive in the nation. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)
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Posted: 4/12/2013 6:23:29 PM EST
FILE - In this undated photo provided by the Philadelphia District Attorney's office, Dr. Kermit Gosnell is shown. Eight former employees of a run-down West Philadelphia abortion clinic now face prison time for the work they did for Gosnell. Three have pleaded guilty to third-degree murder. And Gosnell, 72, is on trial in the deaths of a patient and seven babies allegedly born alive. (AP Photo/Philadelphia Police Department via Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, File)
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Posted: 4/6/2013 1:53:23 AM EST
Kansas Senate Majority Leader Terry Bruce, right, a Hutchinson Republican, consults his chief of staff, Peter Northcott, left, before the Senate takes up anti-abortion legislation, Friday, April 5, 2013, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Bruce supports the bill, which blocks tax breaks for abortion providers and imposes other restrictions. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
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Posted: 4/6/2013 1:53:23 AM EST
Kansas state Sen. Mary Pilcher-Cook, right, a Shawnee Republican, talks to state Rep. John Rubin, left, another Shawnee Republican, in the House chamber, Friday, April 5, 2013, in the Statehouse, in Topeka, Kan. Pilcher-Cook is a leading advocate of a bill blocking tax breaks for abortion providers, and Rubin supports it as well. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
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Posted: 4/6/2013 1:53:23 AM EST
Kansas state Sen. David Haley, left, a Kansas City Democrat, debates anti-abortion legislation with Sen. Mary Pilcher-Cook, a Shawnee Republican, Friday, April 5, 2013, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Haley opposes the bill's new restrictions on abortion providers, while Pilcher-Cook supports them. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
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Posted: 3/31/2013 10:53:18 AM EST
FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2013 file photo, Sen. Jason Rapert, R-Conway, explains his bill dealing with abortion at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark. The bill, which was passed into law on March 6 when legislators overrode a veto by Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe, would ban most abortions from the 12th week of pregnancy onward. Rival legal teams, each well-financed and highly motivated, are girding for high-stakes court battles over the coming months on this law and one in North Dakota that would impose the nation's toughest bans on abortion. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)
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Posted: 3/31/2013 10:53:18 AM EST
FILE - In this April 16, 2012 file photo, North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple speaks in Bismarck, N.D. Dalrymple signed legislation on March 26, 2013 that would make North Dakota the nation's most restrictive state on abortion rights, banning the procedure if a fetal heartbeat can be detected — something that can happen as early as six weeks into a pregnancy. Rival legal teams, each well-financed and highly motivated, are girding for high-stakes court battles in the coming months over this law and one enacted in Arkansas that would would ban most abortions from the 12th week of pregnancy onward. (AP Photo/Dale Wetzel, File)
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Posted: 3/26/2013 1:13:33 PM EST
FILE - In this April 16, 2012 file photo North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple speaks in Bismarck, N.D. Dalrymple signed legislation Tuesday, March 26, 2013 that that would make North Dakota the nation's most restrictive state on abortion rights, banning the procedure if a fetal heartbeat can be detected — something that can happen as early as six weeks into a pregnancy. (AP Photo/Dale Wetzel, File)
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Posted: 3/25/2013 8:03:21 PM EST
Dina Butcher speaks to a crowd of abortion-rights activists at the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D., on Monday, March 25, 2013. More than 300 demonstrators attended the rally protesting a package of measures that would give the state the toughest abortion restrictions in the nation. (AP Photo/James MacPherson)
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Posted: 3/25/2013 8:03:19 PM EST
Kris Kitko leads chants of protest at an abortion-rights rally at the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D., on Monday, March 25, 2013. More than 300 demonstrators attended the rally protesting a package of measures that would give the state the toughest abortion restrictions in the nation. (AP Photo/James MacPherson)
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Posted: 3/25/2013 2:33:28 AM EST
FILE - In this March 8, 2010 file photo, Dr. Kermit Gosnell is seen during an interview with the Philadelphia Daily News at his attorney's office in Philadelphia. 2011 grand jury report on a busy west Philadelphia abortion clinic described patients being overmedicated, maimed and even killed during lax, long-unregulated procedures. But prosecutors say Dr. Kermit Gosnell also abused his low-paid staff, relying on untrained workers to anesthesize, prep and monitor patients before he arrived at night to perform surgery. (AP Photo/Philadelphia Daily News, Yong Kim, File) MANDATORY CREDIT, NO SALES
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Posted: 3/23/2013 1:33:23 AM EST
Rep. Robin Weisz, R-Hurdsfield, speaks in favor of division A of SB2303 during floor debate, Friday, March 22, 2013 at the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D. Long dismissed as cold and inconsequential, North Dakota is now trying to enact the toughest abortion restrictions in the nation. The newly oil-rich red state may soon find itself in a costly battle over legislation foes describe as blatantly unconstitutional. (AP Photo/The Bismarck Tribune, Mike McCleary)
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Posted: 3/23/2013 1:33:23 AM EST
Rep. Kylie Oversen, D-Grand Forks, voices her opinion on SB2305 during floor debate before casting her vote against the bill, Friday, March 22, 2013 at the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D. Long dismissed as cold and inconsequential, North Dakota is now trying to enact the toughest abortion restrictions in the nation. The newly oil-rich red state may soon find itself in a costly battle over legislation foes describe as blatantly unconstitutional. (AP Photo/The Bismarck Tribune, Mike McCleary)
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Posted: 3/23/2013 1:33:23 AM EST
Rep. Gary Sukut, R-Williston, listens as fellow House lawmakers speak during floor debate, Friday, March 22, 2013 at the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D. Long dismissed as cold and inconsequential, North Dakota is now trying to enact the toughest abortion restrictions in the nation. The newly oil-rich red state may soon find itself in a costly battle over legislation foes describe as blatantly unconstitutional. (AP Photo/The Bismarck Tribune, Mike McCleary)
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Posted: 3/23/2013 1:33:23 AM EST
Rep. Gail Mooney, D-Cummings, speaks against division A of SB2303 during floor debate, Friday, March 22, 2013 at the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D. Long dismissed as cold and inconsequential, North Dakota is now trying to enact the toughest abortion restrictions in the nation. The newly oil-rich red state may soon find itself in a costly battle over legislation foes describe as blatantly unconstitutional. (AP Photo/The Bismarck Tribune, Mike McCleary)
